1835.] 



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At the time of the first disturbance in which Oomiali 

 was engaged, it is said that two Jageerdars, who were Sir- 

 dars (officers) of the Poona Court, and v/ho were acquainted 

 with the circumstance, became anxious to get this money 

 or part of it into their possession, and the plan they adopt- 

 ed to try to secure the prize, and to remove all suspicion 

 from the Sahookars, was as follows. 



They prepared the usual bills of exchange with a list 

 specifying the different descriptions of coins, (chiefly gold 

 mohurs,) to which they affixed the Peshwah's seal, which 

 they had in their possession. They then engaged a Goos- 

 syne who had lately come from Hindoostan, and partly 

 communicated to this man their scheme, and the part they 

 wished him to act in the plot. Having intrusted him with 

 these documents, he was instructed to give out, that he had 

 come from Bindrabund, (Bhajee Row's place of exile on 

 the banks of the Jumna,) on a confidential mission to some 

 of his friends in the Dekhan. He was now directed to 

 proceed in search of Oomiah, and to impart to him the 

 plot. The papers were to be placed in Oomiah's hands, 

 who was to negotiate the business with the Sahookars. 

 Oomiah was to inform them that the disturbance he had 

 created, and the annoyance he had caused to the British 

 Government, ^vas highly approved of by the Peshwah Bhajee 

 Row, and that His Highness was anxious to furnish him 

 with funds to carry on operations on a more extended 

 scale. 



This Goossyne proceeded to Jejoory, but after a consider- 

 able lapse of time he did not succeed in meeting the Ra- 

 moossy Naik. A short time after this Oomiali v/as pardon- 

 ed; he and Kristnajee Naik had an interview^ with these Sir- 

 dars, (one of them is since dead,) and they told him that 

 he should have a large portion of the money, if he succeed- 

 ed in getting it out of the Sahookar's hands. 



Oomiah sent on one of his brothers to make some in- 

 quiries : and he then gave the papers to the Patell of 

 Bhewndy, who proceeded with an escort to Phultun to de- 

 mand the money ; but as the Sahookars started some ob- 

 jections, the party returned to Sakoordy, and afterwards 

 proceeded a second time to Phultun. It k stated, lliat 



